Hanger and supporter



Ffib. 9, H. LEVENE HANGER AND SUPPORTER Filed March 29 1929 f R. E

6 w/em A Patented Feb. 9, 1932 UNITED STATES ALBERT H. LEVENE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY HANGER AND SUPPORTER Application filed March 29, 1929. Serial No.350,844.

This invention relates to hangers and supporting devices for use in supportlng clothing, shoes and other apparel in connection with walls, shelves, doors or like supports; and the object of the invention is to provide a device of the class specified comprising a channel-shaped rail member adapted to be secured to a support and in connection with which one or a number of bracket or support ing members are adapted to be mounted and moved longitudinally of the channel in supporting articles of various kinds and classes in connection therewith; a further object being to provide a device of the class de- 5 scribed in which the bracket piece or supporting member includes a mounting plate which is so fashioned as to permit its at tachment with a wall or other support and which is also preferably of channel formation and includes flanges interlocking with the flanges of the supporting bar or channel; a further object being to provide a bracket or supporting member of the class described, the protruding portion of which is fashioned to adapt its use in supporting articles of various kinds and classes; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in a device of the class and for the purpose specified, which is simple in constructed claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a door showing two methods of carrying my invention into effect.

Fig. 2 is atransverse section of one of the devices which I employ and also indicating, in dotted lines, a modified form of construction.

Fig. 3 is a perspective and sectional view of a part of the device shown in Fig. 2, detached.

Fig. 4 is a side and sectional view of another form of bracket.

as hereinafter described and struction, efiicient in use, and which is con Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 'showing' another modification; and,- Fig. 6 is a plan View of another form of bracket which I employ.

In carrying my invention into effect, I provide an elongated bracket or rail 10 which is of U-shaped or channel-shaped cross sectional form andcomprises a back wall 11, side flange walls 12, the ends of which are turned inwardly into the channel to form lock flanges 13. The back wall is apertured at predetermined points to receive screws or other fastening devices 14 in'mounting the rail in connection with a suitable support,

which in the construction shown in Fig. 1

of the drawings, constitutes a door.

It will be understood, however, that this support may constitute a wall structure of any kind or a device secured to a wall structure such as a shelf or other support dis-V posed angularly with reference to the wall, in hanging types of devices as later set out.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings, I have shown two 7 of the rails 10 secured to the door, one being arranged at the upper end portion of the door and the other at the lower end portion thereof. The rails 10 are preferably of a length sufficient to span the channels 15a of the door so that the screws 14 may pass through the heavy side membersof the door as will be apparent. In connection with the upper rail 10, I have shown one type of supporting or bracket member 16 mounted in connectionv with the rail, whereasanother type of supporting or bracket member 17 is arranged in the lower rail.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have shown an enlarged detail view of the mounting plate portion of the members 16-47, the mounting plate being similar in both types of members disclosed, and consists of a channelshaped body 18, the side walls of which ter minate in outwardly extending flanges 19 which are adapted to engage the lock flanges 13 when the plate 18 is mounted in the rail 10 to prevent displacement of the plate .18 and which will permit the longitudinal move ment of the plate in the rail as will be appar ent.

" The'channel formation of the plate 18 per: 1

mits the same to pass over the heads of the screws 14 as will be clearly seen on a consideration of Fig. 2 of the drawings, in addition to giving strength and rigidity to the plate. Secured to the mounting plate 18 of the member 16 is a U-shaped or loop-shaped wire 20, the ends of which pass through the plate 18 and are riveted as seen at 21 to secure the loop 20 to the plate, and this loop extends outwardly to the desired degree to form a bracket piece upon which a number of coat hangers may be mounted to support garments upon the door, or preferably the inner face of the door of a closet, wardrobe or the like; or the loops 20 may be used for supporting articles of apparel of various kinds and classes, such for example as neckties, the loops being of a form suitable for the particular use or adaptation thereof as will be apparent.

The member 17 differs from the member 18 primarily in that a loop 22 similar instructure tothe loop 20 is offset to provide an upwardly extending end portion 22a, which is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and shown in full linesin Fig. 1, thus forming of the member 17, a shoe or slipper supporting bracket, whereby shoes, slippers and the like may be supported at the lower end of the door.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings, I have shown another type of bracket or supporting member 23 which alsoincludes the mounting plate 18 similar in all respects to the plate employedin connection with the members 16 and 17 But, in this construction, instead of employing the loops 20 and 22,. a strip of wire is fashioned intermediate its end portions which are secured to the mounting plate 18 to form a plurality of spaced and hookshaped loop members 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28.

The hook member 26 is disposed at the outer end of the bracket member, and the other members 24, 25, 27 and 28 are disposed at opposite sides thereof.

shown two other modifications wherein the mounting plates'29 similar in cross section to the plates 18 are employed. In these types of devices, I have shown small supporting 1 members. For example, in Fig. 4, I have shown at 30- a U-shapedloop member, the ends of which are riveted to the plate 29,

whereas in Fig. 4, a ring-shaped device 31 V has its end 32 riveted to the plate 29. 7 A, Ihese devices are adapted for use in connection with the channels or rails 10 when employed on the under surfaces of a shelf or other overhanging support to act as supporting loops or rings to receive the hook ends of garment hangers of various kinds and classes or for supporting any suitable article or device. For example, this form of construction maybe employed for supporting draperies, portieres or the like in doorways, the usual screwing pins or the like engaging the rings orloops. 7

In all forms of construction shown, it will be apparent that any number of the separate supporting members or brackets may be mounted'in'connection with the rail or channel member, and these may be moved longitudinally to adjust them to positions to suit the support or to facilitate the coupling and uncoupling of articles therewith.

While I have referred tocertain uses of the device herein disclosed and have shown certain details of construction for carrying my invention into effect, it will be understood that I- am not necessarily limit-ed to; these details, and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made within the scope of the. appended claim, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by. Letters Patent, is I A device of the class described comprising a bracket member, a rigid bar for mounting said-member in connection with a suitable support, said bar comprising a. baclrwall, spaced side walls arranged at right angles to the back wall rendering said barrchan-nelshaped in cross sectional form, the free ends 7 of the side walls terminating in flanges folded inwardly and arranged adjacent to and parallel with the inner adjacent faces of said walls, and the ends of said flanges terminating adjacent and short of the back wall to provide tracks or runways,said bracket member beingchannel-shaped in cross sectional form and comprising an elongated front plate and. rearwardly eXtending side walls,- the ends of the side walls of said bracket terminating in laterallyextending flanges arranged in parallel relation to the front plate and adapted to fit snugly and operate in the tracks or runways of said bar, and said bracket member being held against displacement from the bar by interen'gagementof the flanges of the bracket and bar. a

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this, 27th day of March 1929. p I, V

ALBERT H. LEVENE. 

